High-rise hospital concept takes out eVolo 2020 Skyscraper Competition

Architecture magazine eVolo has announced the winners of its annual skyscraper competition. The 2020 crop includes plenty of imaginative ideas, including a manmade vertical park and a “healthcare skyscaper" to deal with epidemic outbreaks.

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Ford uncages 1,400-hp all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet dragster

Previewing a near-soundless paradigm for drag racing, Ford presents an all-electric version of its Mustang Cobra Jet. The high-powered one-off will bring 1,400 hp to the drag strip, with Ford estimating a low-eight-second quarter-mile.

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Population of asteroids beyond Jupiter may be from another star system

Researchers at CNRS in France and UNESP in Brazil have traced back the odd orbits of objects called Centaurs and found that 19 of them must have originated around another star, before being captured by the Sun’s gravity.

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Eight360 Nova: A crazy, untethered, fully rollable VR motion platform

By far the most extreme gaming and simulation platform we've seen, the Nova places you in a fully untethered ball that's free to spin in any direction, creating all sorts of wild gravity effects for total immersion in a range of different vehicles.

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Immunotherapies combine for triple threat against deadly brain cancer

Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have combined three immunotherapy agents in mice with brain cancer to achieve impressive results that they liken to long-term remission in human patients.

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Boston Dynamics sends Spot robot to help doctors treat COVID-19 patients

For years Boston Dynamics has developed increasingly sophisticated robots, but their potential uses haven't always been clear. Now, the company has revealed its Spot robot is being deployed in hospitals to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.

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“Tidal waves” power super-fast rotation of Venus’ atmosphere

An international team of scientists led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University suggests that a atmospheric equivalent of tidal waves may be responsible for the super-rotation of the atmosphere of Venus, which acts as a giant heat engine.

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Karma shows the 1,100-hp platform to underpin sub-2-second hypercar

Karma continues to preview its future. It's now spotlighting the 1,100-hp four-motor all-electric configuration of future hypercars, a platform that could make possible 2-second 0-60 mph times coupled with 400-mile ranges.

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